How does the Bush regime celebrate Veterans Day? By arresting veterans for having the "wrong" views, of course.
At a Veterans Day event in Boston yesterday, a group of about 15 antiwar vets from Veterans for Peace was arrested because they failed to move away from a podium in protest against being excluded from the gathering. The arrests occurred even though the event was on public property. A member of the group says, "We're opposed to the U.S. invasion of Iraq; we're opposed to the planned invasion of Iran," and points out that the event is "a public affair."
One of the folks arrested is a 92-year-old World War II vet.
This is the type of thanks America's troops get after risking their lives for their country? It was a Veterans Day event - on public property, no less - yet vets weren't even allowed to have any thoughts that disagree with the "official" party line.
(Source: http://www.rawstory.com/news/mochila/War_foes_arrested_at_Veterans_Day_e_11122007.html;
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/11/12/124341/36)
Monday, November 12, 2007
Veterans arrested for opposing war
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Boston police made the arrests, so I don't know where you get that the Bush regime had anything to do with this. Boston's a liberal stronghold, so you're on your own with this one.
ReplyDelete"The liberals" aren't in the WH. Bush is.
ReplyDeleteIf you have a complaint about Boston police, you take it to City Hall, not the White House. I guess I just assumed most people understand the difference between federal, state and local governments.
ReplyDeleteOK then how is the Boston Police's actions "liberal"??
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure what your questioning.
ReplyDeleteThe point was Boston PD isn't controlled by the federal government, so it's a real stretch to try to blame Bush. Even suggesting the police officers involved were merely Bush supporters is doubtful because of the political makeup of the city.
The headline Bandit wrote on this also is misleading. Right or wrong, the arrests were made for disrupting the event, not for their views on the war. Tim should be able to get his point across without resorting to such low distortion tactics.
I don't think there's a simpler way of explaining it to you, so I give up.
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